Lat
12° 28' 0S Long 130° 49' 60E Harbor
of the Port city of Darwin.
Twice
the size of Sydney's
Harbor, Darwin's harbor has sandy beaches, mangrove tidal
areas, cultured pearl farms, sunken ships sunk by the Japanese
during WWII and more recently, Cyclone Tracy. Removal of the
WWII wrecks in the harbor did not happen until 1961. Today,
there is regular dive charters to several sunken ships lost
during World War II.
PBY-5 Catalina Serial
Number A24-1
Crashed on take off August 30, 1945
PBY Catalina Serial
Number A24-65
PBY-5A Catalina Serial
Number A24-69 Bureau
Number C34055
PB2B-1 Catalina Serial
Number A24-206 Bureau
Number 44217
S23 "Corinthian" Tail Number G-AEUF
Rediscovered in September 2004 by Darwin high school student
C-47B Serial Number A65-115
Ditched post war off Mendil Beach near East
USS
Peary DD-226
Sunk Feburary 19, 1942
| Neptuna |
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Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese
air raid on Darwin.
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| Kelat |
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Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese
air raid on Darwin.
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| British
Motorist |
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Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese
air raid on Darwin.
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| Zealandia |
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Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese
air raid on Darwin.
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| Meigs |
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Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese
air raid on Darwin.
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| Mauna
Loa |
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Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese
air raid on Darwin.
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